topic How to conditionally rename a SAS dataset? in SAS Programming

How to conditionally rename a SAS dataset?

renjithr — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 19:51:19 GMT

Hi,

Could you please let me know how I can conditionally rename a dataset?

eg: I have dataset TEST in a library.

So if the run month=01 then I need to rename TEST to TEST_01.

ballardw — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 20:03:12 GMT

What rule are you using to determine that the "run month = 01"?

And since this is a date related question what do you want to do the following year when there is another "run month=01"?

Are also asking "how do I determine if the data set TEST exists in the library I expect it to?"

renjithr — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 20:11:20 GMT

Hi,

I set the macro variable , for eg: mth according to the date when I run the program.

So I plan to run the process only on the month of January all other months are not affected.

Data set should be avaialbe in the library from the previous months run.

Thank you!

SuryaKiran — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 21:03:54 GMT

I'm not sure how much I undesstood your problem.

%let month= %sysfunc(month("&sysdate"d));

data TEST_&month;

set TEST;

run;

renjithr — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 22:04:52 GMT

Hi,

The dataset I want to rename is in a permanent library and I want to rename that dataset only in January.

Ksharp — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 02:26:45 GMT

data test;
 set sashelp.class;
run;

proc datasets library=work nodetails nolist;
 change test=test_%sysfunc(month(%sysfunc(today())));
quit;

data test;
 set sashelp.class;
run;

%let month=01;
proc datasets library=work nodetails nolist;
 change test=test_&month;
quit;